Late variables

When you commit to do something fun with your friends only to be told by your partner you have to change your plans.

Ken: are you still coming on the holiday we planned?
Dan: sorry, I’m experiencing late variables.

by Daniel O’Rourke August 1, 2025

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intermittent variable rewards

On social media platforms like YouTube, this term commonly abbreviated as IVRs refer to engagement metrics, such as likes, comments and subscriptions. For creators, this type of engagement can lead to more dopamine in the brain, resulting in a rush of pleasure and validation for their work.

The way his subscriber count kept climbing was all thanks to those intermittent variable rewards; every notification felt like a little win!

by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025

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isolate the variable

the act of focusing on an appealing portion of a person's body with a general disregard for the undesirable regions

Steve: Could you isolate the variable on that?
John: You know it. She's huge, but those are some mighty fine sweater cows.

Bill: You see that?!?!
James: You serious? She's hideous.
Bill: C'mon you gotta isolate the variable.
James: You right. She needs to turn back around though.

by tmack41 December 7, 2011

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